Hard Texts for a Harder Age: Booklets 1–2 Combined

Two urgent questions confront the church in an age increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence and shifting cultural standards: Can the Bible still be trusted? And who has the authority to place God’s Word on trial?

Hard Texts for a Harder Age: Booklets 1–2 Combined brings together two complete, preacher-ready resources:

Booklet 1: Can I Trust This Book?

Biblical Authority in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Booklet 2: When the Culture Cross-Examines Scripture

Testing Every Voice Against the Word That Never Moves

The first booklet examines the reliability, inspiration, authority, and sufficiency of Scripture in a world increasingly willing to seek spiritual guidance from algorithms. The second returns to the Bereans and Isaiah’s call “to the law and to the testimony,” showing why Scripture must judge every voice rather than submit to the changing standards of culture.

Each booklet includes:

• A complete three-point expository sermon

• A structured eight-part companion Bible study

• Historical and cultural background

• Greek and Hebrew keyword studies

• Commentary insights and cross-references

• Theological themes and practical applications

• Discussion questions with sample answers

• Verified contemporary research supporting the cultural analysis

Drawing from more than fifty-seven years of preaching, teaching, and pastoral ministry, Dr. John W. Edmerson writes for preachers, Bible-class teachers, ministry leaders, and serious students who want biblical lessons that are faithful, practical, and ready to teach.

Format: 40-page digital PDF, 6 × 9 inches

Scripture: New King James Version

License: Personal-use digital edition. Congregational copying or distribution requires a congregation license.

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